Philosophy Review 1

Something is true if it is in your mind; focus on ideals, principles, values, and goals over concrete material

• humanism

• realism

• idealism

• reconstructionism

Rejection of progressivism; focus on the Great Works

• perennialism

• postmodernism

• essentialism

• futurism

Leaned on idealism and realism; schools need to teach basic knowledge

• essentialism

• progressivism

• realism

• analytic philosophy

hierarchy of truth; teachers know what the students need to know

• essentialism

• behaviorism

• idealism

• neo-scholasticism

school is a part of life; concerned with social issues

• neo-scholasticism

• pragmatism

• analytic philosophy

• reconstructionism

education is a process of behavioral engineering

• perennialism

• reconstructionism

• behaviorism

• humanism

focusses on child's natural energy; teacher is advisor

• idealism

• progressivism

• essentialism

• analytic philosophy